Korean War

Mao Zedong

Leads Chinese communism

1943 - 1976

Korean War Begins S.U. & USA split Korea after WW2 at 38th

parallel S.U. to unite Korea under communistic rule 1950 War begins-USSR boycott of UN

Security Council! Why did US lead UN involvement?

Invasion of SK is act of aggression, Containment, domino theory, justifies building up military strength in support of NSC 68, military 1/3 of budget

Douglas MacArthur is the UN commander N. Koreans advance into SK, Pusan UN wants victory to cross 38th parallel and

head to Yalu River Shift to Rollback!

Truman fears China will join versus UN, Mao Zedong

Korean War 1950 - 1953 Mao Zedong sends Chinese army to

NK in November, 1950 UN army fights Chinese army - cold

December, many deaths Truman question to use atomic

weapons Truman & MacArthur at odds.

Truman fires MacArthur, who wants all out war, as he only wants containment.

Domino Theory fears at home decrease USA faith in Truman

Truman & Chinese talk July, 1951 to end the war.

Eisenhower elected in 1952, Chinese settle war as Chinese feel Ike more likely to use nuclear power.

War ends July, 1953

Truman & Eisenhower Similarities

Truman Doctrine(Greece & Turkey)

Joined NATO

Support Israel

CIA created underNational Security

Council

Eisenhower Doctrine(Jordan 1957, Lebanon 1958)

Joined SEATO

Support Israel

CIA used in covert Operations to

Secure Americaninterests

Eisenhower Differences Blurring of Containment Policy

“Liberation” of peoples trapped by Communism “New Look” in Foreign Policy

Massive Retaliation-arms build up-ICBM’s Reduce military spending by focus on build up of nucs

Brinkmanship Covert Operations Space Race- NASA created, National Education Defense Act ($1 billion

on public ed in math and science) Eisenhower Doctrine-1957

Aid to any nation fighting internal communist threats Sphere of influence spreading, used for intervention in Middle East

USA successTrouble in 1979

Iran takes USA Hostages

Shah of Irancomes to power

He favors USA oil interest(Mohammed Reza Pahlevi)

Iran 1953USA to eliminate Mohammed MossadeghHe Nationalized oil, threaten USA interest

CIA bribe Iranian officers to overthrow Mossedegh

USA successeconomic favors for years

A series of dictators thatfavor USA business.

Arbenz was denying Rockefeller family businessUnited Fruit Company to go Nationalized

Guatemala 1954Was accepting Communistic support

CIA stage a coop to remove popular electedPresident Jacob Arbenz

USA failureCastro trouble for next

50 years

USA denies loan, upset at the dictatorFidel Castro Nationalized Companies

USA companies lost influencecastro gets close to Soviet Union

Cuba 1959Fulgencio Batista favored USA support

He was overthrown by Fidel CastroFidel Castro request a loan from USA

EisenhowerCovert Operations